Sapin-sapin (Layered Rice Cake)

Sapin-sapin has always been my favorite Pinoy "kakanin." It is usually made of glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and  purple yam (ube). Though when you search for its recipe online, you'll find many variations of this colorful Filipino dessert.

I remember when I was pregnant, I was craving for sapin-sapin almost every week during my whole last trimester. I would buy one slice for $3.99, hah! I wish I tried making this recipe before. I thought making it is too complicated and would require a lot of work. I never knew it's way easier than making puto.

For this recipe, I didn't make latik. I don't think you would need it, though. It's so good that you'd forget that it goes well with latik sprinkled on top of it, haha!


Ingredients

2 cups glutinous rice flour
1 cup sugar
2 cans of  store bought coconut milk (or 4 cups coconut milk)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup grated jackfruit (or 1/4 tsp jackfruit extract which is usually available at Asian/Filipino stores)*
1/2 cup mashed ube or purple yam (or 1/4 tsp ube extract)*
1/4 tsp pandan extract
green food color**

*You can omit the jackfruit and pandan extract and just use ube. You can just use one of the three flavor if you want, but of course it would be better if you would put all three in the mixture.
**You can actually use any color that you want. You can omit the food color too since the ube extract will already add color to the mixture.


Cooking Procedure

Mix the glutinous rice flour and sugar in a bowl. Add the coconut milk and vanilla extract until texture becomes smooth.

Divide the mixture into three parts, pour in separate bowls. For the first bowl add the ube extract and violet food color, blend well. Pour in the baking pan, fill 1/3 of the pan with the ube mixture and steam for 13-15 minutes.

Add the jackfruit extract (and food coloring if you want) to the second bowl and pour on top of the purple/violet layer. Steam for another 13-15 minutes.

Add the pandan extract and green food coloring to the remaining mixture and pour on top of the jackfruit layer. Steam for 25-30 minutes. I f you think the sapin-sapin is still runny, you can steam it for another 5-10 minutes.

Let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

You can also use cupcake or muffin pan to make mini sapin sapin!

And like what I have said, it's so good you don't need latik for this recipe.

Back to blogging!

I'm back!!!

After taking a one year break from blogging, now I'm back.


To start off, let me first share with you some of the pictures taken during my youngest son's first birthday.


Time flies so fast. A year ago he was only 8.8 pounds, 21 inches in length. Now he's 25 pounds and 33 inches tall, woah!! A year ago, he's so cute and huggable. Now he's super cute, super huggable and soooo goodlooking and charming.

For my baby's 1st birthday I cook spaghetti, pancit palabok, pancit bihon, pork afritada and rice. I also made chicken macaroni salad, buko pandan, buko salad, puto, marshmallow pops and leche flan. I also bought cupcakes for the kids. Mommy bought some eggrolls, chicken, pork sisig, and lechon kawali (Mmmmm, now I'm salivating.)

And to make it even more special, I personalized all the decorations-- cake topper, banners, table centerpieces, marshmallow pop stands and treat bags.

Marc and I would like to thank everyone who came, thanks for the gifts. And those who didn't make it, thank you for the greetings. We really appreciate it!

Banana Crumb Muffin

Banana Crumb Muffin

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 pieces ripe banana
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, softened

For the crumbs:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp butter, softened



Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine dry ingredients (all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt) in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.

Mash the bananas in another bowl.

Add the white sugar and butter.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg and combine with the mashed banana.

Add the dry ingredients.

Lightly grease muffin pans and pour the batter.

To make the crumbs, combine all ingredients in a bowl, blend until coarse texture is achieved.

Sprinkle crumbs on top of the muffin.

Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Cool for 5-8 minutes before removing from pan.

Kutsinta and Putong Calasiao (Putong Puti or Rice Muffin)

Kutsinta and Putong Calasiao

Kutsinta Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup rice flour

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups water

1 tsp lye water

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Pour in cupcake pan.

Steam for 30-35 minutes. Cool for 8-10 minutes before removing from pan.

Top with grated coconut before serving.

Kutsinta

Putong Calasiao Ingredients:

2 cups rice flour

1 tbsp baking powder

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

2 cups coconut milk

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Add the  coconut milk and mix well. Pour in cupcake pan.

Steam for 20 minutes.

Cool for 10 minutes before removing the puto from the pan.

Kutsinta and Putong Calasiao

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